Diego Ceará
Brazilian footballer (born 1993)
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Diego Alves Vieira (born 10 June 1993), better known as Diego Ceará, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Alves Vieira | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Crateús, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marcílio Dias | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Crateús | ||
| 2012–2013 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Mogi Mirim | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Votuporanguense | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Olímpia | 17 | (6) |
| 2015 | Icasa | 16 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Confiança | 27 | (4) |
| 2016–2017 | Juazeirense | 14 | (5) |
| 2017 | Itabaiana | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sergipe | 2 | (1) |
| 2018 | Nacional-PR | 1 | (1) |
| 2019 | Afogados | 12 | (6) |
| 2019 | Treze | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Morrinhos | 4 | (1) |
| 2020 | Afogados | 11 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Boa Esporte | 16 | (2) |
| 2021 | Central | 8 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Barra-SC | 27 | (8) |
| 2023 | UNIRB | 8 | (4) |
| 2023 | Jacuipense | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Afogados | 11 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Sousa | 57 | (22) |
| 2024 | → Vitória-PE (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2025– | Marcílio Dias | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 | |||
Career
Diego Ceará drew attention for being one of the top scorers in the 2013 edition of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, being promoted to the Mogi Mirim professional team that year. He later played for Votuporanguense and Olímpia in São Paulo football, and for Icasa in 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C.[1][2]
Ceará played for the main teams in Sergipe, being state champion with CS Sergipe in 2018. He was also champion of the third division of Paraná that year, with Nacional-PR.[3][4]
He also stood out in subsequent seasons playing for Barra-SC and Afogados, helping these clubs reach their respective state elites. In 2024 he arrived at Sousa where he was two-time state champion and top scorer in 2025.[5][6][7][8] In July 2025, Ceará signed with Marcílio Dias .[9]
Honours
Sergipe
- Campeonato Sergipano: 2018
Nacional de Rolândia
Barra-SC
Afogados
Sousa
- Campeonato Paraibano: 2024, 2025
Individual
- 2013 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Jr. top scorer: 8 goals
- 2025 Campeonato Paraibano top scorer: 6 goals